Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Produced by Hiso Ino
Koji Matsuda
Written by Ango Sakaguchi (novel Doctor Liver)
Shohei Imamura
Daisuke Tengan
Starring Akira Emoto
Kumiko Aso
Juro Kara
Masanori Sera
Jacques Gamblin
Keiko Matsuzaka
Misa Shimizu
Yukiya Kitamura
Masato Yamada
Tomorowo Taguchi
Masatô Ibu
Music by Yosuke Yamashita
Cinematography Shigeru Komatsubara
Edited by Hajime Okayasu
Distributed by Imamura Productions, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd., Toei Co. Ltd., Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd., Kino International (USA)
Release dates
  • 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) (Japan)
  • 15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) (U.S.)
Running time
129 min. (Japan)
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei (カンゾー先生, literally "Dr. Liver"), is a 1998 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura.

Plot

The film concerns Dr. Akagi, a doctor on an island in the Seto Inland Sea area during World War II. He runs into conflict with the military while trying to combat a hepatitis epidemic. Akagi earns the nickname "Dr. Liver" (カンゾー先生 Kanzō-sensei) because of his work.

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